"NIH-funded scientists who want to use fetal tissue in their studies will no longer face Trump-era restrictions favored by abortion opponents. "
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/healt...-tissue-research-restrictions-reversed-by-hhs
Here's What You Should Know About Biden's New Rules For Fetal Tissue Research
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REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
For research involving pregnant women, fetuses, or neonates the IRB will approve the conduct of the research only if it finds that the research meets the regulatory criteria for approval addressed under the federal regulations at 45 CFR 46 Subpart B (45 CFR 46.204, "Research involving pregnant women or fetuses prior to delivery"; 45 CFR 46.205, "Research involving neonates"; 45 CFR 46.206, "Research involving, after delivery, the placenta, the dead fetus, or fetal material").
For research that does not meet the criteria for approval addressed under 45 CFR 46.204, "Research involving pregnant women or fetuses prior to delivery"; 45 CFR 46.205, "Research involving fetuses after delivery"; or 45 CFR 46.206, "Research involving, after delivery, the placenta, the dead fetus, or fetal material," the IRB must find that:
- the research presents an opportunity to understand, prevent, or alleviate a serious problem affecting the health or welfare of pregnant women or fetuses; and
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FETAL MATERIAL DERIVED FROM ABORTION
For research involving the dead fetus or fetal material derived from an induced abortion, the documented written informed consent of the mother must be obtained in accordance with the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act.
- The research protocol must specify that informed consent for use of the fetal tissue for research will be obtained separately from, and after, the consent is obtained for the abortion.
- No remuneration, compensation or other consideration of any kind may be offered to a woman to consent to the use of fetal tissues for research.
- The donor may not designate the recipient of fetal tissue.
All persons who participate in the procurement, use or transplantation of fetal tissue must be informed as to the source of the tissue (e.g., abortion, miscarriage, still birth, ectopic pregnancy). Any protocol that involves an intervention derived from fetal tissue must include the information as part of the informed consent document and/or process.
Under Pennsylvania law, any nontherapeutic medical procedure performed upon a fetus may be considered to be a third degree felony. 18 Pa.Con.Stat Section 3216(a).
If researchers are obtaining fetal tissues or organs from sources outside of the University of Pittsburgh, confirmation must be provided from the outside source that the material was collected with appropriately obtained consent under applicable laws."
https://www.hrpo.pitt.edu/policies-...involving-pregnant-women-neonates-and-fetuses